Upcoming Events

The next PHNA monthly meeting (including officer elections)will be held onMonday, September 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the I. Fell Building, 4th & Rogers. (Enter on 4th Street.) Many thanks to the I.Fell for hosting!

Prospect Hill Neighborhood is located west of downtown Bloomington. The neighborhood includes the area west of Morton Street from West Kirkwood south to Second Street and east of Patterson Drive (see map).

Prospect Hill has new public art on display! Many thanks to Eoban Binder for organizing the artist screening process and the Neighborhood Improvement Grant application from the City. Prospect Hill artist Becky Holtzman was selected for her art design "Common Pollen," based on a magnified image of a sunflower pollen. Several volunteers showed up on Saturday, August 4 at the intersection of Fairview and Howe Streets at Building & Trades Park to help Eoban and Becky clean the streets, draw, stencil, and paint the new artwork. It was a great day of neighborhood collaboration! You can see photos of the work in progress either on Facebook or Flickr, and there is a time-lapse video of the process here. We are excited that Becky's work joins the existing art in B&T Park - Sam Bartlett's worker murals and Dale Enochs' carved limestone benches. Thanks to all of YOU, our park is the proud home of works by several local artists and artisans!

Fall Picnic: Sunday, October 14 from 4-7 p.m.

More details to follow! Join us at the large picnic shelter in B&T Park. Food and fun!

IU Health Bloomington Hospital Site Reutilization Update

In January 2018, the City of Bloomington agreed to purchase the current IU Health Bloomington Hospital site for $6.5 million. IU Health will pay for demolition costs for the site. The city expects to take ownership after the hospital moves in 2020-2021 to the new IU Health Regional Academic Health Center at the S.R. 45/46 bypass (near 10th Street).

The city engaged the Urban Land Institute (ULI) to develop recommendations for the site. ULI visited Bloomington and held interviews with 100 community representatives (including Prospect Hill) in April 2018. ULI's issued a draft report of their findings and recommendations in summer 2018.

We encourage our neighbors to follow information and updates available at www.bloomington.in.gov, in the local media, and at our monthly neighborhood association meetings We will provide more information here as it becomes available.

City of Bloomington UDO Assessment Process

The City is making a detailed assessment of the current UDO (Unified Development Ordinance). The City is working with consultants Clarion Associates and McBride Dale Clarion to identify recommended development regulations that need to be added, deleted, or revised to better align the UDO with the Comprehensive Plan objectives. Public reviews for this phase of the process were held in early May, when representatives from Prospect Hill, CONA, City Council, and city staff met with the consultants. Following are links to materials used in those sessions: